SkyViewĀ® Lite

4.3
54.2K reviews
10M+
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Editors' choice
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

You don't need to be an astronomer to find stars or constellations in the sky, just open SkyViewĀ® Free and let it guide you to their location and identify them. SkyView Free is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find popular constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate planets in our solar system, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys.

***Google Editor's Choice 2017***

Features:

ā€¢ Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
ā€¢ Night Mode: Preserve your night vision with red or green night mode filters.
ā€¢ Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
ā€¢ Sky Paths: Follow the sky track for any object to see itā€™s exact location in the sky on any date and time.
ā€¢ Time Travel: Jump to the future or the past and see the sky on different dates and times.
ā€¢ Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
ā€¢ Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
ā€¢ Supports Space Navigatorā„¢ binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.

What a fun way to teach yourself, your children, your students, or your friends about our wonderful universe!
Updated on
22 Oct 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.3
53K reviews
Malachi O'Neill
14 October 2024
I've recalibrated the compass several times. I've even tried it on 2 phones (now on S24 Ultra). Not only is the imagery off by almost 1/8th of the sky, it is now adding in stars where there aren't any and it is not even showing Venus in the display. Yes, I've triple checked. I'm not an expert, but I've been watching stars for a while. This used be such a great app but now it's nearly useless. I'd love to re-write this to a 5 star and open to any guidance or correction. Thank you.
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Kimberly Miller
7 July 2024
I've downloaded this app on my last 3 phones because I love it so much. I love sharing it with people when we are outside under the stars so they can identify, and sometimes see with their naked eye, planets, galaxies, constellations, satellites, and my favorite, finding the ISS. The music is so comforting too. Thank you for keeping it accessible!
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Keef Fluke
20 July 2024
Compass is completely backwards (showing me south when the phone is looking north) and recalibration does nothing. The map constantly rotates as if it's trying to face itself the right way again, but only gets so far before beginning to spin back the other direction. Why does the version of this app that I had on my first gen ipad air still work perfectly but you can't manage to get this version's basic functions to, y'know, function? Did something break in the code?
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What's new

Dear Stargazer,

This version fixes minor issues.

Best,
Terminal Eleven